Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Galal Mohamed Hamza Afifi
E-mail: galal@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Department: Tourism
Specialization: Tourism
Minor specialization: Event Management
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42, P.C. 123. Al-Khod, Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
Sultan Qaboos University
2008 - Now
HoD – Assistant Professor
Helwan University
1994 - 2008
Assistant Professor
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
2004
PhD
University of Wales
1998
Master
Helwan University
1993
Helwan University
Bachelor
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
Tourism and Ecology
1
Methods of Research for Tourism and Hospitality
2
Event Management
3
Tourism Companies and Travel Agencies Operations
3
Airlines Operations and Management
3
Tourism planning and development
4
4
Tourism Marketing
4
Feasibility Studies for Tourism and Hospitality Projects
4
Graduation Project
4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
Tourism Marketing
Tourism Management
Event Management
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Tourism destination image of post-revolution Egypt as perceived by UK-based travel intermediaries
Women Occupational Empowerment in the Omani Tourism Sector
Tourism as the subject of doctoral theses in Egypt, 1975–2008
E-learning as an alternative strategy for tourism higher education in Egypt
Relationship between Sport Events and Destination Image
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
International Conference on Tourism and Sustainability. Assisi, Italy - 25th September 2015.
The VI International Tourism Congress, 27-29 November 2013, Peniche, Portugal.
Global Eco Conference 2012, Cairns, Australia, October 2012.
The V International Tourism Congress, 23-25 November 2011, Peniche, Portugal.
3rd WSEAS International Conference on Cultural Heritage and Tourism (CUHT '10). 22 – 25 July 2010, Corfu, Greece.
4-4 Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
The factors affecting the attendance of football matches in Oman (Master)
5. Awards
Award of Best Researcher in the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, 2015.
Honorable Mention, the 6th International Tourism Congress, Peniche, Portugal, 27-29 November 2013.
Honored amongst the best researchers in the Silver Jubilee of Sultan Qaboos University, 2012.
The award of Best Research Paper, the 5th International Tourism Congress, Peniche, Portugal, 23-25 November 2011.
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6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
Principal Researcher: Inclusive Impacts of ITCs in Oman (funded project, Mistry of Tourism), 2015
Keynote speaker The International Travel & Hospitality Show, 14 – 16 December, 2014, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Trainer: Exhibitions and Conferences Organization and Management, Single lecturer (25 teaching hours), Centre for
Community Service and Continuing Education (CCSCE), Sultan Qaboos University, March/April 2013.
Trainer: Exhibitions and Conferences Organization and Management, Single lecturer (25 teaching hours), Centre for
Community Service and Continuing Education (CCSCE), Sultan Qaboos University, April 2012.
Researcher: The Social Impacts of Tourism: the Case of Al Jabil Al Akhdar (funded project, Mistry of Tourism), 2012
6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Head of Examination Commitee (College Level)
Member of the Sport Committee (College Level)
Head of the Department Board (Departmental Level)
Member of the Joint Committee (Ministry of Tourism, Sultan Qaboos University)
Member of the Tourism Committee, Omani Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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